Polarizer is pretty much a necessity if you are doing pictorial color stuff. Since most digital cameras can change the ISO settings neutral density is not, I most likely would get a ND4 or ND8 for those times when I want to open up the lens wider than the minimum ISO on the camera will allow, but would not bother with a full set of them.
In other words consider ND's as ISO reducers. So if the camera's minimum ISO is say 200 and you want to shoot at 25 you need a 3 stop ND8. You may want to consider a Skylight filter as well. Yes, you can do a color correction ex post facto, but some times getting the excess blue out before recording it is a help. You probably will just want to get the filters for your most used lens to start with, and hold off on the others until you see how much you wind up using them. -- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ----------------------------------- cbwaters wrote: > I don't use filters. > Maybe I should. > Mark says it could have helped some of my crap shots from the last two > years. I believe him. He's pretty smart about these things and his shots > aren't crap, normally. > > So, If a person was to buy a circular polarize and a (or a set of) graduated > neutral density filter(s), can you guys recommend the best value? > Read: He really doesn't have the money for more photo gear but wants some > help with ennoblement anyway. > > Thanks, > CW > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
